Tuesday Catch-up: A warning to racial injustice protesters

By Robert A. Vella Recurring back ailments are limiting my blogging activities, but here’s a news catch-up post for this Continue reading →

Why Republicans, not just Trump, must be defeated in November

By Robert A. Vella Yesterday, the United States recorded the highest number of new COVID-19 cases since the start of Continue reading →

Forced to choose sides, Republicans recoil from Trump’s image as a Confederate, a Fascist, and a Racist

By Robert A. Vella During his seizure of the GOP, Donald Trump employed typical authoritarian tactics to compel obedience and Continue reading →

The warlike culture of police is personified by Trump and the GOP, but America is rejecting it

By Robert A. Vella Psychologists and sociologists have known for a very long time that the stressful duties of police Continue reading →

Darkness descends on Fortress Trump

By Robert A. Vella During the Siege of Yorktown in 1781, the British army under Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis became Continue reading →

The Tyrant threatens state governors, orders police to illegally evict peaceful protesters for a photo-op

By Robert A. Vella Of all of President Trump‘s authoritarian abuses of power, none are more symbolic of a tyrant Continue reading →

Distrust, Disorder, and Violence: This is what happens when the Rule of Law is destroyed

By Robert A. Vella As I and many others have repeatedly warned over the last three years or so, President Continue reading →

Numbers don’t lie, but Trump and GOP-controlled states are lying about the numbers (at their own risk)

By Robert A. Vella Today marks the point when all fifty U.S. states, to varying degrees, are reopening their economies Continue reading →